A new Deloitte workers survey has found that enterprises need to invest more in instilling passion in the workforce to reap the benefits from employees who learn faster and perform better. Only 11 percent of 3,000 full time employees polled were classified as passionate about their jobs, people who see and deal with difficult situations […] More

Deloitte has announced that 10 new equity partners are joining the company’s six offices in New Zealand. The appointments take the total numbers of Deloitte New Zealand partners to 89, the company said July 1. Thomas Pippos, Deloitte New Zealand CEO, said the appointments will support the company’s service and portfolio expansion. Darren Wood and […] More

Reston, Va.-based cybersecurity firm Cybersalus has appointed Thomas Verbeck, a retired one-star Air Force general and former chief technology officer at NCR Government Services, to serve as president. The Washington Post reports John Kiehm, a former Defense Intelligence Agency chief of staff and CEO at intelligence company SKC, is partnering with logistics firm McLane Advanced Technologies to […] More

Rockwell Collins has won a three-year contract from the Office of Naval Research to develop technology for the Modernized Integrated Spoofer Tracking program, according to a company statement. “This program will help assure that essential high-accuracy navigation and timekeeping services are available to weapons platforms and military users while enabling warfighters to identify potential threats,“ […] More

CALIBRE has appointed Thomas J. Wilson Jr. as vice president for business development in the Southeast region, the company announced Thursday. Wilson will oversee business development efforts such as strategy, customer outreach, and proposal development. Wilson previously served as corporate vice president for strategy and business development at Camber Corp., where he managed business transactions […] More

Yesterday, Keane announced that it has appointed Michael Thomas as its executive vice president and chief sales officer. In this role, Thomas is expected to drive global sales for the IT services firm. Thomas’ experience as a sales leader in the technology industry necessitated this move. Most recently, Thomas was executive vice president of Global […] More

The Northern Virginia Technology Council will auction off regional and industry c-level executives in a fundraising event scheduled on Feb. 4. Attendees will bid electronically for a chance with c-level executives within 12 months and gain insights, forge business connections and learn about future plans of various companies, the NVTC said. The NVTC CXO Auction event […] More

L-3 Communications‘ national security solutions segment has partnered with a nonprofit professional organization to help the company’s systems engineers earn professional certifications. The International Council on Systems Engineering evaluates and recognizes an individual’s field competency based on multiple criteria such as leadership, experience, accomplishment and education, L-3 said April 30. “INCOSE professional certification designations are the […] More

Stu Shea, chief operating officer at Science Applications International Corp., is the opening speaker at a geospatial industry seminar next week in Orlando, Fla, scheduled for Oct. 8 through Oct. 11. The company said other executives attending the GEOINT 2012 Symposium include Tony Moraco, president of the ISR Group; John Thomas, SVP and general manager of […] More

SAIC“™s Intelligence Systems Business Unit and Cyber and Information Solutions Business Unit won recognition from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute. SEI awarded the business units a Capability Maturity Model Integration Maturity Level 3 rating in recognition of improvement and development of best practices that improve the quality and effectiveness of products and services. […] More

The Biometrics Identity Management Agency, part of the U.S. Department of Defense, has awarded SAIC a contract to continue its support with biometric services, the company announced this week. As part of the deal, SAIC will provide biometric enrollment and registration at entry ports in Iraq for the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The […] More

SAIC (NYSE: SAI) today announced that it was awarded a new contract by the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) to provide a full range of multi-discipline intelligence services in support of Army intelligence operations. The multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options, and a ceiling […] More